K. Bradley Mellor

An attorney with more than 30 years of experience, Brad Mellor focuses his practice on construction law, construction litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and works from the firm’s Southpointe, Pennsylvania office.

Brad's wide range of experience in the construction industry includes contract preparation and negotiation, contract enforcement through litigation or arbitration and dispute avoidance and resolution. Brad advises clients through every phase of a construction project, from conceptual design and planning to project closeout and warranty claims.

He has worked on numerous projects ranging from major industrial and utility jobs to highway and bridge work, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals and residential construction. Brad has also assisted clients in a variety of real estate development issues. He has worked on projects, contracts and disputes in more than 20 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Brad’s areas of focus include:

• Electric power projects, including coal-fired, hydro and gas turbine
• Municipal water and wastewater projects
• Industrial projects, including steel mills and cement plants
• Commercial and hospitality projects

Brad is also an avid shooter and hunter, and has represented many clients in matters involving Second Amendment and related firearms rights, including enforcement and interpretation of local, state and federal laws, estate planning concerns, and land use issues related to shooting ranges.  He represents a major industry retailer in connection with marketing and advertising concerns.  He has represented clients in matters involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and various other government entities.  Brad is one of the few attorneys you’ll find who actually holds his own Federal Explosives License.  He is a life member of the National Rifle Association, and is a long-time board member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Safari Club International

An arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association's Construction Mega Project Panel, Brad  handles industry mediations, both privately and through the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

• AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• Best Lawyers in America ® since 2009 (Construction Law; Litigation - Construction)
• Recognized by Super Lawyers  (Construction), 2066 - 2018
• Order of the Coif, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

• Allegheny County Bar Association, Construction Law Section
• American Arbitration Association's Construction Mega Project Panel, Arbitrator
• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry and Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
• American Subcontractors Association of Western Pennsylvania
• Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Pennsylvania
• Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
• Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce
• Society of American Military Engineers
• Washington County (PA) Bar Association
• Western Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Association
• Westmoreland Bar Association